Study it in the app“He took his staff in his hand and chose for himself five smooth stones from the wadi and put them in the bag of the shepherds that was his, in the pouch; and his sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine.”
He tookוַיִּקַּחhis staffמַקְלוֹin his handבְּיָדוֹand choseוַיִּבְחַרfor himselfלוֹfiveחֲמִשָּׁהsmoothחַלֻּקֵיstonesאֲבָנִיםfromמִןthe wadiהַנַּחַלand putוַיָּשֶׂםthemאֹתָםin the bagבִּכְלִיof the shepherdsהָרֹעִיםthatאֲשֶׁרwas his,לוֹin the pouch;וּבַיַּלְקוּטand his slingוְקַלְּעוֹwas in his hand,בְיָדוֹand he approachedוַיִּגַּשׁthe Philistine.אֶל הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appearsstaff
A staff for leaning on while walking or for herding; a walking stick or crook.
Where else “makl” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearschoose
To take one thing and leave the others, because it is preferred.
Where else “yivchar” appearsfive
Five.
Where else “chamisha” appearssmooth
Smooth, polished; said of stones smoothed by the water of a brook.
Where else “chaluke” appearsstone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “avanim” appearstorrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nachal” appearsput
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasem” appearsvessel
Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.
Where else “cheli” appearsshepherd
One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.
Where else “roim” appearspouch
Pouch: a bag carried hanging by a shepherd or traveler. It appears only once in the Bible.
Where else “yalkut” appearssling
A strap for hurling stones.
Where else “kal” appearscome near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “yigash” appearsPhilistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishti” appears39David fastened his sword over his garment and tried to walk, for he had not tested it. And David said to Saul, “I cannot walk in these, for I have not tested them.” And David removed them from himself.
40 · This verse (above)
41The Philistine came, going on and drawing near to David, and the man who carried the shield was before him.
